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WorksheetsDigestive system
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ruminants have ___ complex stomach stuctures
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
The ruminant structures are :
a)
espohgus , mouth, teeth and cecum
b)
rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum
c)
stomach, small intestine large intestine
3.
These are examples of ruminants:
a)
horses, humans and chickens
b)
sheep, goats, cattle, deer, giraffes
c)
pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens and humans
4.
What is the plant cell carbohydrate called that cows can digest and humans can't?
a)
carotene
b)
chlorophyl
c)
cellulose
5.
When ruminants "chew the cud", they are
a)
regurgitating food to chew it again
b)
belching to release gas from fermenting food
c)
passing gas!
d)
regurgitating food they don't want
6.
What is the organ where water is absorbed from the digested food and returned to the bloodstream?
a)
mouth
b)
small intestine
c)
esophagus
d)
large intestine
7.
The rumen
a)
digests food
b)
absorbs nutrients
c)
ferments food
8.
The rumen in cattle is about______ gallons.
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
40
9.
The rumen in sheep is about_____ gallons.
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
10.
What is the food tube called where food passes from mouth to stomach?
a)
Trachea
b)
Food canal
c)
esophagus
11.
The small intestine in cattle is_______feet long.
a)
77
b)
99
c)
16
d)
130
12.
Which process helps ruminants to digest plant material?
a)
mastication
b)
peristalsis
c)
fermentation
d)
cytolysis
13.
Which region of the ruminant stomach is considered the "true stomach" because it contains digestive enzymes?
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
14.
Which region of the ruminant stomach can trap heavy objects?
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
15.
What can be done to prevent hardware disease in some domesticated ruminants?
a)
only feed ruminants grass
b)
place magnet in reticulum
c)
feed meat diet
d)
place magnet in palate
16.
Which part of the bird digestive system is used to digest plant fiber?
a)
crop
b)
proventriculus
c)
gizzard
d)
cecum
17.
Which part of the bird digestive system can produce a milk and act as a storage vat?
a)
crop
b)
gizzard
c)
proventriculus
d)
cloaca
18.
Which part of the bird digestive system is a multifunctional organ that can excrete wastes and be used in reproduction?
a)
crop
b)
gizzard
c)
proventriculus
d)
cloaca
19.
Structure A is the
a)
rumen
b)
reticulum
c)
omasum
d)
abomasum
20.
How is a pseudoruminant like a ruminant?
a)
digests plant material via fermentation
b)
4 stomachs
c)
single stomach
d)
enlarged cecum
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